brace的中文翻译

翻译

brace

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brace1 UK /breɪs/ US /breɪs/
支架,托架
noun
- a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position
  - a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury)
    颈部支架
- a metal device that children wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight
- long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers/pants up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers/pants at the front and back and passed over the shoulders
  - a pair of braces
    一条背带裤
- a metal support for weak or injured legs
- either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected
- a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting
brace2 UK /breɪs/ US /breɪs/
防备,使绷紧
verb
- to prepare sb/yourself for sth difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen
  - UN troops are braced for more violence.
    联合国军队准备抵御更多的暴力。
  - They are bracing themselves for a long legal battle.
    他们做好了长期法律斗争的准备。
- to press your body or part of your body firmly against sth in order to stop yourself from falling
  - They braced themselves against the wind.
    他们掩住身体抵御强风。
- to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing sth that is physically difficult
  - He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights.
    他紧绷着双腿和双肩站着，准备称体重。
- to make sth stronger or more solid by supporting it with sth
  - The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
    屋顶由长条木板支撑着。

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